diagnostic

5 definitions • 9 examples

identifying a particular illness using a combination of signs and symptoms:

a diagnostic test

Jaundice is diagnostic of liver failure.

used for making a judgment about what a particular problem is:

The model is a useful diagnostic tool to determine what has the most impact on employees' performance.

used for discovering the characteristics or cause of a problem in a system or machine:

Service and support on the website give users direct access to the same diagnostic tools used by the company's technicians.

diagnostic equipment

used for discovering the type or cause of an illness or other problem:

John is an executive with a company that schedules and manages MRIs and other diagnostic tests.

diagnostic information/questions/criteria

methods or systems for discovering the cause of a problem, illness, etc.:

Requests for off-site testing and diagnostics are frequently ignored or refused without explanation.

an automated diagnostics system